What’s Growing in Our Native Gardens

Anise Hyssop
(Agastache foeniculum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Aromatic Aster
(Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Arrowhead
(Sagittaria latifolia)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Ashy Sunflower
(Helianthus mollis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Gardens
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Bee Balm
(Monarda fistulosa)
Location:
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Pam Carter from PIxabay

Beggar Ticks
(Bidens frondosa)
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: August to October

Bird’s Foot Violet
(Viola pedata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: March to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Black Chokeberry
(Aronia melanocarpa)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Black Haw Viburnum
(Viburnum prunifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Black-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia hirta)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Blood Flower
(Asclepias curassavica)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Blue Sage
(Salvia azurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Blue False Indigo
(Baptisia australis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © John Whiteman

Blue Vervain
(Verbena hastata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Bottle Gentian
(Gentiana andrewsii)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Brown-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia triloba)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Cattail
(Typha latifolia)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Cat Mint
(Nepeta racemosa)
Location: Perennial Garden
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © John Whiteman

Celandine Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: April to June
Photo © John Whiteman

Christmas Fern
(Polystichum acrostichoides)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Common Duckweed
(Lemna minor)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh, Pond/Stream
Bloom Time: Mostly non-flowering
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Downy Serviceberry
(Amelanchier arborea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: March to April
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Eastern Red Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Evening Primrose
(Oenothera biennis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © John Whiteman

Feverfew
(Tanacetum parthenium)
Location: Savannah
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Foxglove Beardtongue
(Penstemon digitalis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: April to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Garden Phlox
(Phlox paniculata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Golden Alexander
(Zizia aurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © John Whiteman

Goldenrod (Showy Goldenrod)
(Solidago speciosa)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Grey-headed Coneflower
(Ratibida pinnata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Hairy Aster
(Symphyotrichum pilosum)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Heath Aster
(Symphyotrichum ericoides)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Highbush Blueberry
(Vaccinium corymbosum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Pam Carter from Pixabay

Indian Blanket
(Gaillardia pulchella)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Inkberry Holly
(Ilex Glabra)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Lanceleaf Coreopsis
(Coreopsis lanceolata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Large-flowered Tickseed
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Little Bluestem
(Schizachyrium scoparium)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to February
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Lizard’s Tail
(Saururus cernuus)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Coneflower
(Rudbeckia missouriensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea simulata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

New England Aster
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Northern Sea Oats
(Chasmanthium latifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Obedient Plant
(Physostegia virginiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Ohio Spiderwort
(Tradescantia ohiensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Oxeye Sunflower
(Heliopsis helianthoides)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Ozark Witch Hazel
(Hamamelis vernalis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: January to April
Photo © John Whiteman

Partridge Pea
(Chamaecrista fasciculata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Pennsylvania Sedge
(Carex pensylvanica)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Pickerel Weed
(Pontederia cordata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: June to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Plains Coreopsis
(Coreopsis tinctoria)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Pokeweed
(Phytolacca americana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Prairie Blazing Star
(Liatris pycnostachya)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Prairie Bundleflower
(Desmanthus illinoensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Prairie Coneflower
(Ratibida columnifera)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Prairie Coreopsis
(Coreopsis palmata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Prairie Dropseed
(Sporobolus heterolepis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Purple Milkweed
(Asclepias purpurascens)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Purple Poppy Mallow
(Callirhoe involucrata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Rattlesnake Fern
(Botrychium virginianum)
Location: Fox Hollow Trail
Bloom Time: none
Photo © Linda Callahan

Rattlesnake Master
(Eryngium yuccifolium)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: June to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus lasiocarpos)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh, Pollinator Gardens
Bloom Time: July to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Rose Verbena
(Glandularia canadensis)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: May to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Rosinweed
(Silphium integrifolium)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Rough Blazing Star
(Liatris aspera)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Sand Phlox
(Phlox bifida)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Short’s Sedge
(Carex shortiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh

Silky Dogwood
(Cornus amomum)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Smooth Aster
(Symphyotrichum laeve)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: September to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Sneezeweed
(Helenium amarum)
Locations: Marsh, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Solomon’s Seal
(Polygonatum biflorum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations:
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Southern Blue Flag
(Iris virginica)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: June
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Spearmint
(Mentha spicata)
Locations: Marsh, Stream/Pond
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Spider Lily
(Tradescantia virginiana)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Shade Garden, Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: May to July
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Stiff Goldenrod
(Solidago rigida)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: August to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Summersweet
(Clethra alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’)
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Sunflower
(Helianthus annuus)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Swamp Milkweed
(Asclepias incarnata)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Marsh, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Swamp Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Marsh
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Tall Boneset
(Eupatorium altissimum)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Tall Coreopsis
(Coreopsis tripteris)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Turtlehead
(Chelone glabra)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Marsh
Bloom Time: August to October
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Wild Bergamot
(Monarda fistulosa)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Wild Ginger
(Asarum canadense)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Shade Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Wild Senna
(Senna marilandica)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Pollinator Garden
Bloom Time: July to August
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Woodland Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Dry Sun Garden
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Yellow Trout Lily
(Erythronium americanum)
Species Native to Missouri
Location: Tall Grass Prairie
Bloom Time: April to May
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden

Zigzag Goldenrod
(Solidago flexicaulis)
Species Native to Missouri
Locations: Dry Sun Garden, Rain Garden
Bloom Time: July to September
Photo © Missouri Botanical Garden